Category: “Across the Universe” (posts which I’m simply unsure how to categorize)

You wake up early and get a lot done in the mornings. It's your lunch hour and you're excited to have some free time for yourself. You went to bed at 10:30 last night and woke up feeling fresh and rejuvenated. Good. Great. Grand. Lemme tell you something: I was awake until at least 5:00…

The other day I was enjoying a cup of coffee. It was so good, I thought I'd have a second cup. I filled up my mug, and headed toward the computer to check some emails, but decided to hit the bathroom first. I went to set my coffee mug on the shelf that stands just…

As the weather begins to turn nice, and then lousy, and then nice again, not only am I reminded of the Will Smith song Summertime (hence the title of this post), but I'm also reminded of something that my fourth grade gym teacher used to say to me, "Mike, you jump rope well. Perhaps too…

Today is offical For the Love of Mike Day. I've written about this before (click here or here to see), but I'm not anymore educated on the history or meaning of the day now than I was back then. However, that in no way should be regarded as an indication of my lack of respect…

My good friends Todd, Mike, Derek, and Matt all went to Las Vegas several years ago on a mission. They rented a car and drove there, stopping along the way to bowl as they went. (Click here to see their website.) They sent out press releases, they got on the radio, and the plan was…

Today is a sad day for all of us. Today is one of those days where we're forced to acknowledge our own mortality. Because is that not what we do when we lose a friend? Is that not what we do when we're faced with death? Is that not what we do when life's mysteries…

There was a time when my pants fit much better. But rather than continuing to try and wear the same pants, I would just go out and buy new pants. But then again, there are still times when my pants feel like they don't fit. Really unusual times, like when the cheerleaders come onscreen during…

My good friend Derek forwarded me an email that many of you might have already seen, but I thought was very much worth sharing. It seems that there are a handful of companies out there that have set up shop under a URL that might not give exactly the impression that the proprietor of the…